diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index 524c0fd3078e7d4a7358118d9cfe93be5f64b052..0536ab3504d5e416c481359880852ced520ef4bc 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -2437,3 +2437,7 @@ module_exit(dp_cleanup);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Open vSwitch switching datapath");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(OVS_DATAPATH_FAMILY);
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(OVS_VPORT_FAMILY);
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(OVS_FLOW_FAMILY);
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(OVS_PACKET_FAMILY);